Greece has established an AI advisory committee to create a national strategy.

Greek Prime Minister Kriagos Mitsotakis announced on October 19 that he has formed an advisory committee to create a national strategy for artificial intelligence (AI) in Greece.

The Greek government says the “slow pace” of AI development has created the need for an advisory committee led by the country's prime minister. The aim of the committee is to prepare Greece for the development and application of the technology.

Mitsotakis commented on the establishment of the commission, saying that the reception of the technology must be organized before it becomes a daily reality. “This is not about the future, it's about the present,” he said.

The commission is chaired by Konstantinos Daskalakis, a professor of computer science at MIT, and includes experts in related fields such as technology, ethics, law and science. It also includes Greek researchers and scientists who are part of the diaspora living outside of Greece.

Daskalakis commented on the initiative:

“Furthermore, we will work in a coordinated way for Greece to become a member of the international initiatives on artificial intelligence that are being developed within the framework of the global artificial intelligence.”

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The central body of the Advisory Committee formulates policy recommendations and creates long-term national strategic guidance.

According to the announcement, considering the impact of AI on the economy and society, it includes improving productivity, increasing innovation and strengthening local infrastructure, among others.

Greece is one of the 27 EU member states subject to the EU's upcoming EU AI law.

In early October, EU officials announced they were considering more restrictive rules for large AI models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Meta's Llama 2.

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